Halifax

== English == === Etymology === From Old English halh-ġefeaxe (literally “grassy corner”), compounded from halh +‎ ġefeaxe. Folk etymology suggests Old English hāliġfeax (literally “holy hair”), as compounded from hāliġ +‎ feax, from a local legend that the town is said to have received the name from the fact that the hair of a murdered virgin was hung up on a tree in the neighborhood, which became a resort of pilgrims. Compare also Fairfax. The capital city of Nova Scotia is named after statesman George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (1716–1771). The civil parish is also named after the 2nd Earl of Halifax. Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhæl.ɪˌfæks/ Hyphenation: Hal‧i‧fax Rhymes: -ælɪfæks === Proper noun === Halifax An industrial town in West Yorkshire, England, 20km south-west of Leeds. A civil parish of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. [From 1765] A regional municipality, the capital city of Nova Scotia, Canada. [From 1749] A small town, the county seat of Halifax County, North Carolina, United States. A town, the county seat of Halifax County, Virginia, United States. An earldom in the Peerage of Great Britain. ==== Derived terms ==== go to Halifax Halifax County ==== Related terms ==== Haligonian ==== Translations ==== === References === == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxalifaɡs/ [ˈxa.li.faɣ̞s] Rhymes: -alifaɡs === Proper noun === Halifax m Halifax (a regional municipality, the capital city of Nova Scotia, Canada) Halifax (an industrial town in West Yorkshire, England, 20km south-west of Leeds)